The Liquor Licensing Amendment Act 2015 was passed by Parliament on 19 November 2015, with commencement of the amendments likely to be around early April 2016.
The bill includes a requirement for relevant licensees to provide the government with information on their wholesale sales including the volume, value and type of liquor supplied in each transaction.
In a consultation paper released this week, Tasmania’s Department of Treasury and Finance said consultation with industry had found that the cost of reporting wholesale liquor supply information was not significant for wholesalers, with the exception of some small businesses - which may be exempted from the requirements.
“In general, wholesalers advised that they already record similar data for business administration purposes, report similar data for taxation purposes, or are experienced in reporting sales data through their operations in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory,” the department said.
Comments close on February 17. The department has also released consultation papers on legislative changes relating to venues and small producers.
Image: Brown Brothers vineyards in Tasmania
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